Joshua Alcantara Kvon Lab "Dissecting how redundant transcriptional enhancers ensure robustness of mammalian embryogenesis" Melissa Campos Albrecht Lab "Lysosomal compartmentalization of phosphofructokinase-1 regulates skeletal muscle metabolism" Seminars will be in...
Maria Andrade Ludeña Sun Lab "Insights into X chromosome inactivation through the white-footed deermouse" Raquel Bowman Eom Lab "CD44 Mediated Adhesive Interactions in Airineme Signaling" Seminars will be in person only.
Guan-Yin Stevens Arora and Warrior Labs "Analyzing the transcriptional regulatory strategy of Dawdle, a TGF-β ligand essential for sugar homeostasis in Drosophila" Yikai Huang Blumberg Lab "Transgenerational Obesity Induced by Prenatal Tributyltin Exposure Is...
Dr. Travis Thomson Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Massachusetts “Dueling Transposons Regulate Structural Synaptic Plasticity” Abstract: Transposons are parasitic genome elements that can also serve as raw material for the evolution of new cellular...
Dr. Kyoko Yokomori Professor, SOM - Biological ChemistryUniversity of California, Irvine “CRISPR-Engineered mutations and MERFISH single cell spatial transcriptomics reveal key processes of FSHD pathogenesis” Abstract: Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) is a...
Register below to attend the 2025 Graduate Honors Banquet. Event Details:Date: Monday, June 9, 2025Time: 5 p.m.Location: UCI Student Center, Pacific Ballroom CD Register for the 2025 Graduate Honors Banquet If you have questions about this event, please...
Register below to attend the 2025 BioSci Ambassadors and Alumni Mixer. Event Details:Date: Tuesday, May 20Time: 4 p.m.Location: Aria Kitchen 2636 Dupont Dr, Irvine, CA 92612 Register for the BioSci Ambassadors and Alumni Mixer If you have questions...
Dr. Dennis Discher Robert D. Bent ProfessorUniversity of Pennsylvania “Mechanobiological insights into fat, genome integrity, and tumoricidal macrophages” Abstract: Fat is usually considered soft, but fat droplets accumulate within cells and remain round as they...
Dr. Xing Dai Professor, SOM - Biological ChemistryUniversity of California, Irvine “Beauty is Skin Deep: Epithelial Stem Cell Plasticity, Immune Crosstalk, and Metabolism” Abstract: Skin is a dynamic organ that relies on the proper regulation of adhesive properties...
Dr. Ru Gunawardane Executive DirectorAllen Institute for Cell Science “Towards understanding cell states and transitions in hiPSCs: an integrated spatiotemporal approach” Abstract: The Allen Institute for Cell Science aims to understand the principles by which human...